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Chinese deepfake software Haotian AI powers global scams

By PulseAugur Editorial · [3 sources] ·

A new report details Haotian AI, a sophisticated real-time deepfake software developed in China that is being used to power global scams. Journalists obtained and tested the software, finding it can convincingly alter a user's appearance live during video calls on platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. This technology represents a significant advancement in deepfake scams, potentially enabling more sophisticated fraud, impersonation of authorities, and amplification of existing scam types. AI

IMPACT This real-time deepfake software enables more sophisticated scams and impersonations, potentially overwhelming current detection methods.

RANK_REASON Investigative report detailing a new, sophisticated deepfake technology and its widespread use in global scams.

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Chinese deepfake software Haotian AI powers global scams

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Joseph Cox ·

    Podcast: The Chinese Deepfake Software Powering Scams

    We got Haotian AI, the Chinese-language deepfake software powering scams. We also talk about a man finding $1 million of Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and how the AI hard drive shortage is impacting internet archiving.

  2. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Joseph Cox ·

    ‘HELLO BOSS’: Inside the Chinese Realtime Deepfake Software Powering Scams Around the World

    404 Media has obtained a copy of ‘Haotian AI’, a popular piece of realtime deepfake software marketed to scammers. It can turn a fraudster's face into anyone else's on WhatsApp, Zoom, and Teams.

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